Guide to the Vassar College Africana Studies Records, 1969-2004

Collection Summary
Administrative History
Scope and Content Note
Subject Headings
Related Material
Administrative Information
Access and Use
Encoding Information
Series List
Container List

Repository:	Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries
Creator:	Vassar College. Africana Studies Program
Title:	Vassar College Africana Studies Records
Dates:	1969-2004
Quantity:	11 cubic feet (11 boxes)
Abstract:	The collection consists of administrative records of the Africana Studies Program, primarily correspondence and subject files.

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With recommendations and urging from the Vassar College Students’ Afro-American Society (SAS), a multidisciplinary program in Black Studies was approved in February, 1969. The Urban Black Studies Center was also established and opened off-campus that year to provided educational opportunities for Poughkeepsie residents. Both initiatives were considered experimental and not assured of permanent funding.

In 1975, the program was renamed as the Africana Studies Program. The Urban Center was closed in 1981, its funding shifted toward an endowment for Third World Studies.

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The collection consists of administrative records of the foundation and early development of the Africana Studies Program. Of particular note are the faculty meeting minutes and program chair's files. In addition to the standard records, there are two photograph albums and additional envelopes of photo prints from the 1971 study trip to Africa.

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Access

There are three boxes of material that are restricted for reasons of personnel privacy as well as FERPA. The rest of the collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in theregulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.

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Lawrence H. Mamiya Papers

Vassar College 1969 Black Studies Sit-in Records

Vassar College Office of the President Records, Alan Simpson Files

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Names:

Fierce, Milfred C., 1937-
Mamiya, Lawrence H.

Organizations:

Vassar College--Faculty
Vassar College--Students

Subjects:

Africa--Study and teaching
African American students
African Americans--Study and teaching (Higher)--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie

Document Types:

Correspondence
Financial records
Minutes (administrative records)
Photographs
Printed ephemera
Reports

VCL Categories:

Vassar College Academic Departments and Programs

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Encoded by Laura Streett, November 2019. Updated by Emma Gronbeck, December 2024.

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Preferred Citation

Vassar College Africana Studies Records, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.

Processing Information

Processed by Laura Streett, October 2019.

Acquisition Information

Materials were transferred in two accessions. The date of the first accession is unknown. Six boxes were transferred in 2013. [A2013-027]

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Series List

Series I. General Program Files, 1973-2004

Series II. Subject Files, 1971-2004

Series III. Lectures and Events, 1975-2004

Series IV. Student and Personnel Records, undated [RESTRICTED]

Container List

Series I. General Program Files
Box 1	Annual reports (incomplete set), 1977-2004 (7 folders)
Box 1	Program reviews and reports, 1975, 1978, 1988 (8 folders)
Box 1	Faculty Committee on Black Studies, 1974-1975 (2 folders)
Box 1	Trustee Committee on Minority Affairs, 1985-1986
Box 1	Faculty correspondence, 1990-1992 (3 folders)
Box 1	Faculty evaluation by students, 1978
Box 1	Faculty forums, 1980-1981, 1985-1988 (5 folders)
Box 1	Faculty handbook, 1985-1986
Box 1	Faculty meetings (incomplete set), 1973-2003 (15 folders)
Box 1	Faculty memos, 1977-1978
Box 1	Faculty recruitment, 1974-1987 (3 folders)
Box 1	Faculty retreats, 1980-1992 (4 folders)
Box 1	Program chairs' files, 1974-1982 (9 folders)
Box 2	Program chairs' files, 1985-1992 (16 folders)
Series II. Subject Files
Box 2	AAAVC (African-American Alumnae/i of Vassar College)
Box 2	Admissions, 1974-1978, 1986 (5 folders)
Box 2	Advisor to Minority Students 1988-1990
Box 2	Advisers (pre-major), 1985-1986
Box 2	Affirmative action, 1976-1986 (4 folders)
Box 2	Africana Studies Committee on Cultural Affairs and Student Forum, 1978
Box 2	Africana Studies handbook, 1985
Box 2	Africana Studies majors, 1974-1988, 2003-2004 (5 folders)
Box 2	Africana Studies Majors Committee, 1985-1990, undated
Box 2	American Culture Program (2 folders)
Box 2	Arabic Studies, 1987
Box 2	Area Studies, 1987-1988
Box 2	Audiovisual resources, 1977-1987 (4 folders)
Box 2	Black college exchange, 1975
Box 2	Black conferences, 1974-1975
Box 2	Black drama workshop, 1980
Box 2	Black faculty caucus, 1980-1981, 1988-1990, 1998 (3 folders)
Box 2	Board of Trustees - Salary freeze, 1976
Box 2	Bracketing courses, undated
Box 2	Budget files, 1977-1983 (10 folders)
Box 3	Budget files, 1985-2004 (19 folders)
Box 3	Bulletin board (2 folders)
Box 3	Career Development, 1987-1989 (2 folders)
Box 3	Catalog copy (Registrar), 1974-1989 (10 folders)
Box 8	Catalog retrospective, 2002 (2 binders)
Box 3	Coalition of Concerned Students and Faculty, 1990 Jan 26
Box 3	College Course, undated
Box 3	Committee on Curricular Policies (CCP), 1974-2004 (12 folders)
Box 3	Committee on the Education of Minority Students Report, 1970
Box 3	Community Leaders Directory, 1987
Box 3	Conferences, undated
Box 4	Copyright, 1978, 1985
Box 4	Correlate sequence, 1986-1987
Box 4	Course listings and schedules, 1974-2004 (4 folders)
Box 4	Dean of the College, 1985-1990 (4 folders)
Box 4	Dean of Freshman - Pat Kaurouma, 1977-1978
Box 4	Dean of Student Life, 1989-1990
Box 4	Dean of Studies, 1988-1990
Box 4	Development Office, undated
Box 4	Educational Services and Student Relations (Office of), 1975 (3 folders)
Box 4	Exploring Transfer Program, 1989
Box 4	Faculty Appointments and Salary Committee, 1978-1979
Box 4	Faculty bulletin board information, 1987-1988
Box 4	Faculty-Freshman Dialogue, 1985
Box 4	Faculty leaves and replacements, undated
Box 4	Faculty meetings (general college), undated
Box 4	Faculty review process, undated
Box 4	Faculty staffing plans, 2000-2004
Box 4	Faculty teaching schedules, 1981-1991 (5 folders)
Box 4	Faculty tenure, reappointment and promotion, 1975, 1978 (2 folders)
Box 4	Faculty travel, 1974-1989 (3 folders)
Box 4	Faculty -- Bickerstaff, Joyce, undated
Box 4	Faculty -- Cottingham, Clement, 1978-1979
Box 4	Faculty -- Hill, Anthony, undated
Box 4	Faculty -- Hodges, Norman, undated
Box 4	Faculty -- Lynch, Hollis, undated
Box 4	Faculty -- Mamiya, Lawrence, undated
Box 4	Faculty -- Nkondo, Moses, undated
Box 4	Faculty -- Paul-Emile, Barbara, undated (3 folders)
Box 4	Fellowships, 1975-1990
Box 4	Field trips, 1982-2003 (5 folders)
Box 4	Field work, 1977-1989 (3 folders)
Box 4	Final examinations, undated
Box 4	Ford Foundation support material, undated
Box 8	Ford Scholar program, circa 1989
Box 4	Forms - miscellaneous, undated
Box 4	Freshman advisees, 1985
Box 4	Freshman courses, undated
Box 4	Freshman seminar, undated
Box 4	Gay Lesbian Bisexual Task Force report, 1989
Box 4	Gospel choir, undated
Box 4	Grants and fellowships, undated
Box 4	Green Haven Prison, 1982-1983, undated (2 folders)
Box 4	Harassment Committee, undated
Box 4	History Department, 1975-1981 (2 folders)
Box 4	Independent major, undated
Box 4	Interdepartmental correspondence, 1977-1979 (2 folders)
Box 4	International Studies, undated (2 folders)
Box 5	Kendrick House matter, 1975-1975
Box 5	Latin American Studies, undated
Box 5	Library, 1973-1990 (17 folders)
Box 5	Magazine articles and books, circa 1974-1982
Box 5	Mellon grant, undated
Box 5	Middles States report, 1988
Box 5	Minorities in Higher Education, undated
Box 5	Minority Freshman Orientation, 1985
Box 5	Multidisciplinary Program, undated (6 folders)
Box 5	National Congress of Black Faculty, undated (2 folders)
Box 5	National Council of Black Studies, undated
Box 5	National Endowment for the Humanities, undated
Box 5	New England Afro-American Studies Directors, undated
Box 5	New England (building), 1974-1987 (4 folders)
Box 5	New York State American-Black Studies Resource Survey, circa 1985-1988
Box 5	President, undated (3 folders)
Box 5	President and Trustee Committee on Minority Affairs, undated
Box 5	Publicity, undated
Box 5	Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, undated
Box 5	Secretary, undated (3 folders)
Box 5	Senior theses, 1990, undated
Box 6	Sickle Cell Anemia Testing Program materials, 1972
Box 5	Sloan proposal, 1982
Box 5	Student employment and financial aid, 1977-1986
Box 5	Student forum, 1978
Box 5	Student honors and prizes, 1978-1988, 2004
Box 5	Student organizations, undated
Box 5	Student organizations - Black Student Union, 1989-1990
Box 5	Student organizations - Students' Afro-American Society, 1977-1988 (2 folders)
Box 6	Study abroad, 1974-1991 (7 folders)
Box 8	Study trip in Africa - Photographs, 1971 (2 albums and 2 packets)
Box 8	Syllabi, 1975-1977
Box 5	Syllabi, 1981-1982, 1985-1986, 1997 (3 folders)
Box 6	Third World Festival, 1981-1993 (29 folders)
Box 6	Third World Studies, undated
Box 6	Urban Center, 1974-1981 (6 folders)
Box 6	Urban Studies, 1980-1986 (2 folders)
Box 6	Vacancies, 1985-1988 (3 folders)
Box 6	Venture Consortium, undated
Box 6	Women and the third world, 1988-1989
Box 6	Women's Health Initiative, 1987-1988
Box 6	Women's Studies, 1985-1989
Box 6	Work and Gender seminar, 1987-1989
Box 6	Zap Productions, 1986
Box 6	Zimand Fund, 1985
Box 6	Zimand Fund desegregation symposium, 1981
Series III. Lectures and Events
Box 7	General files, 1975-2004 (17 folders)
Box 7	Films, 1977-1987 (4 folders)
Box 8	Walter Rodney - Photographs, circa 1975
Box 7	Vinnie Burrows, 1978 Apr 12
Box 7	Ivan Van Sertima, 1978 Feb 16
Box 7	Michael Witter, 1982
Box 7	Micere Mugo, 1982
Box 7	Ronald Bailey, 1986 Feb 17
Box 7	John Callahan, 1986
Box 7	Black Jewish Relations panel, 1986 Feb 25
Box 7	Ebony Theatre Ensemble, 1987 Oct
Box 7	Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, 1987
Box 7	June Jackson Christmas, 1988 Apr
Box 7	Leonard Jeffries, Jr., 1988
Box 7	Calvin Butts, 1988
Box 7	20th Anniversary, 1987-1989 (7 folders)
Box 7	Sylvia Boone, 1989
Box 7	Donald Bogle, 1989
Box 7	Muddathir Abdel Rahim, 1989 Apr 19
Box 7	President's Colloquium, 1989
Box 7	Leslie Collins, 1989
Box 7	Howard Dodson, 1989
Box 7	Eric Foner, 1989
Box 7	David L. Lewis, 1989
Box 7	Art Exhibition, 1989
Box 7	Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, 1989
Box 7	Symposium: Africana Studies in the Academy, 1989 Apr (2 folders)
Box 7	Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, 1989-1990
Box 7	ASE Drumming Circle, circa 1990-1999
Box 7	Sudan Studies Association, 1992 Apr
Box 7	Rex Nettleford, 1992
Box 7	25th Anniversary, 1995
Box 7	Andrew Hacker, 1995 Feb
Box 7	Margaret Walker, 1995
Box 7	Newark Boys Choir, 1995
Box 7	Louis Wilson, 1995
Box 7	Amistad event, 1996
Box 7	Michelle Wallace, 1997
Box 7	Proposed lecture series, 1997
Box 7	Hal Weaver, 1998
Box 7	A.J. Williams-Myers, 1998
Box 7	Retirement party for Norman Hodges, 1998
Box 7	Black History Month, 1999
Box 7	New York City Labor Chorus, 1999 Feb 6
Box 7	Paul Gilroy, 2001
Box 7	Alice Randall, 2001
Box 7	Taj Mahal, 2002
Box 7	Sudanic-Maghaaribi Studies Unit, 2002
Box 7	Michelle Cliff, 2002
Box 7	Sonia Sanchez, 2003
Box 7	Mohamed Ezroura, 2004
Box 7	Jazz festival, undated
Series IV. Student and Personnel Records [RESTRICTED]
Box 9	Student Files, undated
Box 9	Faculty Files, undated
Boxes 10-11	Candidate files (to be weeded), undated